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State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

782 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.94B invested in State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 254 increasing their positions, 291 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 89 (+1)

0.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 186.83%187.79% (+0.96%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 813782 (-31)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.36B → $4.94B (-$417M)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 254 | Existing positions reduced: 291

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 103

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.13B | Put options by funds: $3.22B

Holders
782
Holders Change
-31
Holders Change %
-3.81%
% of All Funds
10.49%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
86
Increased
254
Reduced
291
Closed
103
Calls
$2.13B
Puts
$3.22B
Net Calls
-$1.09B
Net Calls Change
-$610M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Nova Scotia
26
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$43M -$21.8M -500,000 -33%
Envestnet Asset Management
27
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$42.9M +$141K +3,236 +0.3%
Raymond James Financial
28
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$41.6M +$1.52M +34,792 +4%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
29
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$41.4M +$42.1M +962,924 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
30
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$34.9M +$1.53M +35,116 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$31.6M -$5.7M -130,554 -15%
PCH
32
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$31.4M +$2.43M +55,678 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
33
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$24.1M +$2.53M +57,832 +12%
Citigroup
34
Citigroup
New York
$23.5M +$6.91M +158,096 +41%
ST
35
Sabal Trust
Florida
$22.7M +$465K +10,636 +2%
MYLI
36
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$20.6M +$4.49M +102,834 +27%
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$20.2M -$299K -6,842 -1%
Focus Partners Wealth
38
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$20.2M -$448K -10,262 -2%
RIG
39
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$20.1M +$543K +12,434 +3%
GS
40
GTS Securities
New York
$19.7M +$15M +344,286 +301%
AA
41
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$19.5M +$1.73M +39,516 +10%
CA
42
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$18.1M -$6.19M -141,600 -25%
Legal & General Group
43
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$16.6M -$13.1M -299,420 -44%
SG Americas Securities
44
SG Americas Securities
New York
$16M +$13.8M +316,192 +564%
CTB
45
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$15.5M -$424K -9,692 -3%
DWM
46
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
$15.1M +$711K +16,266 +5%
Balyasny Asset Management
47
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$15M -$6.45M -147,588 -30%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
48
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$14.4M +$1.19M +27,196 +9%
JSAM
49
J. Safra Asset Management
New York
$14.2M +$465K +10,648 +3%
EC
50
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$13.7M +$123K +2,816 +0.9%

XLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

782 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $4.94B — down 7.8% from $5.36B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 103 funds closed out of XLB and 86 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 291 trimmed existing stakes and 254 added.

The largest buyer was Quadrature Capital, adding an estimated $99M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $432M.

  • 782 institutional investors held State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) as of Q1 2025, down from 813 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $4.94B of State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 86 funds opened new State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 103 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Quadrature Capital, an estimated $99M added.
  • The largest State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Barclays, an estimated $432M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.